Andrew Cuomo Sinks to a New Low The embattled New York governor attempted to lie and spin his way out of a damning report from the state’s attorney general. Spencer Platt/Getty Images For much of 2020, Andrew Cuomo pitched himself as the greatest crisis manager in American politics. His Covid-19 press conferences set the tone, oscillating between light touches—discussions of familial dynamics in quarantine, celebrity cameos, and props—stern warnings, and inspirational speeches. For a time, they proved to be the perfect counter-programming to the avalanche of distortions and ravings coming from the White House. While all this was happening, Cuomo was cashing in: He received at least $4 million for a book,